Understanding ethnic inequalities in hearing health in the UK: a cross-sectional study of the link between language proficiency and performance on the Digit Triplet Test

Introduction Research using the UK Biobank data has shown ethnic inequalities in hearing health; however, the hearing test used may exhibit a disadvantage for non-native language speakers.Objectives To validate the results of the UK Biobank hearing test (Digit Triplet Test, DTT) against self-reporte...

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Main Authors: Piers Dawes, Paul Norman, Dharmi Kapadia, Harry Taylor, Nick Shryane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/12/e042571.full